Free camping near Wells River, VT
Within 25 straight-line miles of Wells River, VT there are 24 camps: 16 free, 7 fee, 1 unpriced. The closest is Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2, 5.7 miles west of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2, 5.7 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at. Today's season read covers 1 of them: 1 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. The circle crosses a state line: NH and VT.
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 5 on Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation; 1 on NH DNCR Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 2 | 5.7 | Free | — | 3.1 mi to Groton | — |
| Pine Mountain WMA primitive camping area 1 | 7.5 | Free | Keenan Brook (stream) | 2.0 mi to Groton | — |
| Groton State Forest primitive camping area | 13 | Free | Waits River (stream) | 4.2 mi to West Topsham | — |
| Jeffers Brook Shelter | 14 | Free | Still Brook (stream) | 0.9 mi to Glencliff | — |
| Wildwood Campground | 15 | Unpriced | Wild Ammonoosuc River (river) | 0.4 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Beaver Brook Shelter | 15 | Free | Beaver Brook (stream) | 3.2 mi to Wildwood | — |
| L.R. Jones State Forest primitive camping area | 16 | Free | Great Brook (river) | 1.5 mi to Perkinsville | — |
| Eliza Brook Shelter | 17 | Free | Eliza Brook (stream) | 3.3 mi to Wildwood | — |
| Kinsman Pond | 17 | Fee | — | 6.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Coppermine Shelter | 17 | Free | Coppermine Brook (stream) | 1.4 mi to Mittersill | — |
| Ore Hill Tentsite | 17 | Free | Atwell Brook (stream) | 2.1 mi to Gilmans Corner | — |
| Washington State Forest primitive camping area | 17 | Free | Cookeville Brook (stream) | 1.9 mi to South Washington | — |
| Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park) | 19 | Fee | Walker Brook (stream) | 2.9 mi to Mittersill | Open |
| In White Mountain National ForestDave slept here | 19 | Free | Jackman Brook (stream) | 3.9 mi to Fairview | — |
| Hexacuba Shelter | 19 | Free | North Branch Jacobs Brook (stream) | 1.6 mi to Quinttown | — |
| Liberty Springs | 21 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Three Ponds Shelter | 21 | Free | Three Ponds (water) | 2.9 mi to Stinson Lake | — |
| Gale River Loop | 23 | Free | Thompson Brook (stream) | 0.5 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Garfield Ridge Shelter | 23 | Fee | — | 7.3 mi to Bethlehem | — |
| Russell Pond | 23 | Fee | — | 3.1 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Thirteen Falls | 23 | Free | Franconia Branch (stream) | 4.7 mi to Deerfield | — |
| Tripoli Rd | 24 | Fee | — | 4.3 mi to North Woodstock | — |
| Hancock | 24 | Fee | — | 3.8 mi to Lincoln | — |
| Franconia Brook Campsites | 25 | Free | Franconia Branch (river) | 4.0 mi to The Village of Loon Mountain | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Wells River, VT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.